El Bakkali secures second in 3000m steeplechase
Moroccan athlete Sviatien Bouqali won the silver medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the 2026 Diamond League final in Brussels, recording a time of 8:10.03. He finished behind Ethiopian Gudana Ghimetsho, who took first place with a time of 8:08.67. Bouqali, a two-time world and Olympic champion, was leading the standings before the race but was unable to secure the victory, despite maintaining a record of 3 wins in 5 competitions this season. Meanwhile, another Moroccan runner, Salah Eddine Bin Yazed, was forced to withdraw from the race before the finish, after qualifying in sixth place.
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